How To Play As An Attacking Midfielder In Football? Tips To Be A Successful Play-Maker

in this video I'll try to explain how to play or improve yourself as an attacking midfielder using real-life examples from Kristin Erickson let's start off with something that is very effective when playing as an attacking midfielder which is scanning the pitch or checking the positions of the players around you here you can see that Erickson already knew that he will receive a pass from the second Center back so he scanned the pitch twice while moving towards him so by checking his back twice before receiving the ball he already knows that he will be under pressure and that he has to pass it backwards here Erickson checked the closest opposition to him and knew that he isn't under pressure and that he would be able to check his teammates and play a long pass this will also give you a benefit to make quick decisions when receiving the ball if you applied it on checking your teammates positions before having possession notice how many times you checked his teammates positions while asking for a pass so that his decision was set when he had the ball remember that practicing your OneTouch passing skills is very important notice how Erickson avoided losing possession in this area and helped the speed of the build up knowing that he won't be able to deliver an accurate pass Erickson decided to turn around and start building the attack again instead of rushing it after returning the ball to the defender he checked the position of the right back again as he couldn't pass him the ball at the first try always scanned the pitch to have quick solutions when owning possession notice how the OneTouch passing also gives you the benefit to get rid of the pressure applied on you even if you are forced to pass it backwards if we replay this we can see that Erickson checked that one yama is free to receive the pass and that's why he was quick when he received the ball and played that one touch pass always try to predict what's going to happen next to have a good reading of the game this will allow you to move without the ball correctly and will allow you to create more passing options remember to keep your concentration throughout the game and keep creating passing options to your teammates when under pressure always move towards your teammate when he is under pressure as a playmaker you should always find the free space when playing as an attacking midfielder remember to play easy football and avoid dribbling a lot notice how Erikson got rid of pressure applied on him and switched the play without performing a dribble remember to stay between the defensive and midfield lines as it's the most dangerous position for you as a center attacking midfielder always try to move towards this position whenever you aren't in it checking both sides while moving towards the ball moving towards the free space between the midfield and defensive lines of the opposition notice how Erikson stayed in his original position between the midfield and defensive lines when there were two players already giving options remember that you control the rhythm of your team notice how Erikson created a passing option quickly so that the attack won't be rushed and crossed inside as I said you asked for a pass by your movement only now there are two players between the lines Erickson moves outside besides one yama the center defensive midfielder to distribute the ball try to keep space between you and the opposition before crossing the ball inside to improve the accuracy notice how Ericsson moved behind after taking the decision remember that you asked for a pass only by moving towards the ball as you are the main player to distribute the attacks in order to do that whenever you are under pressure you need to either stop or move away so that your teammate assumes that you don't want the ball at the moment notice how he stopped when he knew that he is under pressure so that Davies passes the ball to someone else as I said you asked for a pass by your movement only notice how Erikson didn't move towards the free space when he saw the opposition is marking him and that he has the advantage to intercept the ball when el-nana moved away to Mark's own Erickson started creating passing options again and move towards the free space here you can see that Erikson didn't move towards the ball knowing that his teammates aren't under pressure when the opposition applied pressure Erikson moved backwards to create a passing option and get rid of the pressure applied try to create a good link with the striker to quickly switch the positions when he drops down it depends on the managers instructions anyway but it gives you some benefits to play in that position during some minutes of the game [Music] [Music] so in this case Erickson just filled up Kane's position until he got back switching positions with the striker will also help the striker get rid of his marker and distribute to the arrangement of the opposition again you control the rhythm if Erickson passed this ball forward and the opposition intercepted it it would have been a very dangerous counter-attack so he chose to play it safe keep in mind that playing way to safe isn't good too sometimes the manager would prefer you to play risky which will result in creating more chances notice how your teammates would rush the attacks if you are late to give them the passing option they need it you can see how Erickson is asking to keep the ball on the ground and pass him the ball when you have the ball don't rush the attack take your time to scan the pitch and decide to whom you want your pass to be delivered only if you had the space of course in this case you would feel free that Erikson killed the counter-attack but he actually took his time and delivered a perfect and accurate pass Tassone across the pitch which position do you prefer playing at comments below

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Keywords: how to play as an attacking midfielder, how to be the playmaker of the team, play maker roles, attacking midfielder analysis, how to play as a cam, christian eriksen, how to be a succesful attacking midfielder, christian eriksen tactical analysis

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Length: 9min 36sec (576 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 02 2018